SOMEWHERE BEHIND BLACK EYES_PART 10 A Story by Salome Alfdis Lokidottir

Tyler escaped being caught by the government. Now he is on his own when he comes upon another Black Eyed Kid and the human who is harboring her.

 Somewhere behind the deep voids where his eyes should have been, inquisitive thoughts were brewing like the masses of a big black hole. Tyler, a transformed Kiily Tokurt, watched one of his kind climb the stairs onto a porch. Looking innocent in her black strapped shoes and socks all the way up to her knees.

This one was younger than him in appearance but not in frequency. Her energy patterns were quite a bit lower. He could tell she was a natural. In other words, she was not transformed, as he had been from a human into a Kiily Tokurt. She really was from the constellation of Vela. A native of the planet their kind came from, Mulif al Suhail, was the closest star. He'd heard of it but thought he may one day visit there, but only if his jumping skills got better. For now, his 'pop' was restricted to this Earth planet alone.

 He had made one like him. He knew of no others. The most curious thing about him accidentally coming upon her was she was not alone.

No. Not accompanied by one of their own kind, but lead by and seemly, coached by one of theirs! A human was present on the side of the house, hidden in the bushes hiding the child, Kiily Tokurt as if she was training her!

His curiosity at its finest peak got the better of him, and he drew closer to the scene. He wanted to see more, hear more, and know more.

The person in the bushes was a brunette. She stood about five foot five and had a medium build. Although there seemed to be something special about her, she did not seem to be one of the humans who had tried to capture him.

They did enslave the one He made. This human did not wear the same clothing. She did not have a weapon. There were no others around her who were human, just her and the tiny girl who had been knocking on the door of this house and now was being invited in by a man.

At one time in his human life, he may have been able to identify the people in the suits who took Claire away. It was as though the name of their kind was hanging, by a couple of fingers, like a hand slipping from a tree branch as he was dangling from a cliff. His mind has been doing those sorts of things ever since the change.

Still, his attention snapped back to the present scene playing out before him. Tyler could not see from where He was standing what was happening inside the house, but He heard a loud crash, then a thud.

Minutes later, she stepped out the door and quietly floated down the porch stairs. He had never seen anything like it.

Months ago, he had escaped the clutches of the humans. The one he had made hadn't been so lucky. They had closed in on her. They'd trapped her. He turned and ran. His fight or flight forces him into his actions. He had jumped a fence, and halfway over, he had found himself somewhere else. He could see the humans, but they couldn't see him!

The odd thing about it was everything was foggy, and the humans appeared to be ghost-like. Tyler felt like he was in a dream world. The humans looked all about them, wondering where Tyler had disappeared quickly. One of them let out a low whistle and commented how he was "a fast mother f****r!" The other guy looked up into the trees, searching along the branches from where he stood, then continued walking until he was walked right past him!

Still, the whole scene felt dreamlike. Perhaps he was in a side-by-side dimension? Those existed, right? Maybe the films and movies he watched as a human were on to something?

       Then he helplessly watched as they took Claire away. "Screw that!", He exclaimed.

There were three vehicles. He bounded on top of one of the vans after jumping back to this previous dimension and gripped the bars on the upper roof of it.

After he landed where he wanted, he tried to get access to the inside of the van, so he could try to rescue her from within it.

Then his memory stopped as if it were paused, like in a stream played on an internet movie site.

The little girl was coming out of the house. He could see her through the porch door. It creaked open, and his attention snapped completely back into the present time. She came out, taking her place next to the human who had come out of the bushes. Oddly, the human had a pleased expression on her face as she praised the black-eyed kid. The BEK said something to the human in a low, monotone voice. Something Tyler should have heard, but He was still stunned by the human's reaction to what the BEK had done!

They continued to walk, and he proceeded to follow through the streets and the darkness behind them. Tyler dipped behind bushes and tree trunks, staying near them for three blocks. The Kiily stopped at one point before they rounded a corner to the right. It appeared she was listening. The human was trying to get her to keep walking, she dropped the bag she was carrying, and the contents of it spilled out onto the pavement. The house on the corner had a white picket fence, where some of her things had skidded underneath on the other side. She was scrambling to pick everything up, popping it all back into her bag. She didn't notice the things under the fence but was ever vigilant of the houses around her.

Tyler's first thought was to come out of hiding and help her by showing her the things hidden in the grass, but he stopped himself. If he did, how would he explain how he knew they were there? He was optimistic it would not be a good time to introduce himself. Especially after what they just did, which he wasn't quite sure if they would appreciate his presence or his knowledge of their actions. So, He hung back.

The human got all her bag hoisted onto her shoulder and grabbed the girl's hand, walking quickly two more blocks, turning to the left, and pulling out her keys to open the door.

Now that he knew where they lived, and he was sure he'd be able to find them again, He decided to double back and retrieve the things she lost in the grass two or three blocks ago. Maybe he could find out who she was?

Tyler would have to hurry, though. Daylight was approaching soon. He reached the fence and, with fluidity, jumped it with no effort at all! He crunched down and picked up a white plastic card. It was her driver's license! What a lucky break! His eyes didn't need adjusting to the darkness for him to read her name, Star Terra Semilla.

He still wondered why she had a Kiily Tokurt with her and why she was walking it right up against other humans?

Did she have enemies she was using the BEK to get revenge?

Or was it more significant than that?

Was Star Terra Semilla a vigilante?

He didn't know enough about her to surmise. Tyler would have to investigate further. He pocketed the card and started back to his hideout, which he had to switch because the humans had found the one He and Claire were at. Tyler pulled his hoodie tightly over his head to cloak his black eyes and walked down the street. The humans who were the early birds ignored him, scurrying to their cars, backing out of their driveways, then rolling away into the quickly approaching daylight.